Name: Macadamia Christmas Cake recipe
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 375 g sultanas; 375 g mixed fruit; 1/2 cup rum; 250 g butter; 1 cup brown sugar firmly packed; 4 eggs; 100 g dark chocolate melted; 1 cup plain flour; 2 tsp ground ginger; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 cups macadamias halved

by Sunbeam Foods Last updated on 11/02/2022

Have a very Aussie Christmas with this classic Christmas cake dotted with delicious macadamia nuts. - Sunbeam Foods

Ingredients

Christmas cake

375 g Sunbeam sultanas
375 g Sunbeam mixed fruit
1/2 cup rum
250 g butter
1 cup brown sugar firmly packed
4 eggs
100 g dark chocolate melted
1 cup plain flour
2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 cups Sunbeam macadamias halved

Method

Step 1

Combine sultanas, mixed fruit and rum in a large bowl. Cover and allow to stand overnight.
Step 2

Preheat oven to 140°C. Line the base and sides of a 20cm deep square cake tin with a double layer of baking paper.
Step 3

Beat butter and brown sugar until light and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add melted chocolate and beat until combined. Stir butter mixture into soaked fruit.
Step 4

Blend 1 cup of Macadamia nuts in a food processor until smooth, to make a meal.
Step 5

Sift plain flour, ginger and cinnamon onto fruit mixture, add macadamia meal and nuts and stir until combined.
Step 6

Pour into tin and level the top. Bake for 1½ - 1¾ hours or until a skewer inserted in the centre of cake comes out clean.